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Ragini is making the little princess ready. Ansh comes running to her.

Ansh: Mumma soon. Everybody is waiting!

Ragini: Two minutes Chotu!

Ansh pouts and nods ok. Sanskar comes there and takes Ansh in his arms.

Sanskar: What happened to my baby?

Ansh: Mumma is taking so much time to make Princess ready.

Sanskar: Till then we will go and check whether everything is ready or not.

Ansh: That chachu already checked papa.

Sanskar: (to himself) This Laksh!

Ragini: My princess is ready!

Ansh: She is my princess!

He says angrily. Ragini rolls her eyes. Sanskar chuckles.

Sanskar: She is our Princess baby!

Ansh pouts and nods ok. They move towards the hall where everybody is waiting for them. RagSan sit near the hawan. It's baby's naming ceremony as well as hawan which Sujatha wanted to do as she made mannat to god to make hawan if Ragini's delivery goes well. Both RagSan does puja with Ansh beside Sanskar and the little princess in Sanskar's arms. Soon the puja gets over and Pandit ji asks Sanskar to whisper the name of baby in her ears. Sanskar whispers the name in her ears.

Mohit: Jiju tell us also. You were hiding her name from the time your son has told you.

He says twisting his lips. All chuckles while Ansh shows his tongue to Mohit.

Sanskar: Baby!

Sanskar signs him to say the name. Ansh grins.

Ansh: Aarvi!

All smile hearing him.

Ragini: And from where did you get the name?

Ansh: Chachu and me has listed some names. I liked this and I chose it.

He says looking at Laksh. Laksh smiles. Soon the puja gets over.

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Ansh: (waking five years Aarvi from sleep) Princess wake up!

Aarvi moves in sleep and again sleeps.

Ansh: Princess please wake up!

Aarvi: (in sleep) Bhayyu no please Let me sleep!

Ansh: Ok then later don't say 'Bhayyu you didn't take me to cycling'!

He says giving up. As soon as she heard the words she gets up with wide eyes making Ansh chuckle.

Aarvi: (excited face) Cycling?

Ansh smiles and nods.

Aarvi: Two minutes I will be back!

Saying she runs into washroom.

Ansh: Arey Princess brush your teeth properly and come. I am not going till you come. So don't hurry!

Aarvi: (from washroom) Okay Bhayyu!

Ansh smiles and goes from there. After sometime both Ansh and Aarvi are seen cycling around their garden.

Aarvi: (pouts) I thought we are going to the park!

Ansh: And who will convince Mumma?

Aarvi: (mischievously) Chachu!

Laksh: (who came there) Not at all! Mumma is really angry!

Aarvi pouts. Ansh pleases Laksh with eyes making a puppy face which Laksh couldn't deny.

Laksh: I will just try!

Ansh and Aarvi grin. Laksh moves inside. After sometime he comes out with sad face.

Laksh: Sorry!

Ansh: This is all because of you princess. If yesterday you didn't had more icecream Mumma wouldn't be angry!

Aarvi pouts. Ansh sighs.

Ansh: I think I should try!

He says gulping. He goes inside. Ragini glares him. He makes a puppy face.

Ragini: Not going to work!

Sanskar: Jaan...

He stops as Ragini glares him.

Ansh: Papa you don't make her more anger. It's all because of you and princess. You both only made Mumma angry.

Sanskar: But baby Princess wanted to have it so I couldn't deny. You tell me if she asks something will you deny!

Ansh looks away but shakes his head as no. Ragini hits her head seeing the both son and father who are pampering Aarvi alot.

Ragini: You both are spoiling her alot!

Ansh: But Mumma why aren't you including chachu in this?

Sanskar chuckles while Ragini hits her head.

Ragini: Oh god! You want to go right? Go. Do whatever you want.

She says being tired of their drama. Ansh jumps happily and kisses her cheeks before running happily to the garden.

Ansh: Mumma accepted!

Aarvi screams loudly with happiness.

Aarvi: Chachu chalo!

Laksh smiles and the three go to park to do some cycling.

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Ansh is cleaning his cupboard. When he saw something which made him feel unusual. His mind travelled to his childhood when he was age of four. He remembered how he always used to ask about his father and his mother scolding him. Suddenly one day Laksh coming to his school saying he will tell him about his papa. Many other things.

Voice: Bhayyu!

This brought him out of his thoughts.

Ansh: Haan Princess!

Aarvi: I am not understanding this. Please explain na.

Ansh smiles and nods. He is seventeen and Aarvi is ten years old now.

Aarvi: (hugs Ansh happily) I Love You Bhayyu. Thank you. Ten minutes I will complete my work we will have some ice cream.

She says licking her lips for which Ansh couldn't help but smile. He nods his head and she immediately runs from there. Ansh looks at the thing which sent him to the thoughts of his childhood. All these years he forgot about this but now the memories at the corner of his brain have came out. He took those things and immediately moves towards his chachu who is doing some work in study.

Ansh: Chachu!

Laksh: (looks up from work) Hey champ!

Ansh: (sits beside Laksh) Will you answer me something?

Laksh: What's it champ?

Laksh asks frowning his eyes.

Ansh: (looking at him) Why were papa and you all not with us when I was small? I remember it was only Mumma, mamu, mami and me stayed there in AM. Why was it like that?

Laksh gets stunned listening to his question. He never thought that Ansh would ask it.

Ragini: That I will answer!

Ragini says moving inside the room handing over the tea cup to Laksh.

Laksh: But bhabhi...

Ragini: (sits beside Ansh) He deserves to know Lucky! I was waiting for the right time. Now as he himself asked it let him know.

Laksh nods a little. Ansh looks confused.

Ragini: (holds Ansh's hands) You want to know right?

Ansh nods.

Ragini: Promise me you will stay strong.

Ansh nods again but he felt really unusual. Ragini takes a deep breathe and starts telling him. By the time she completes telling him everything about her past her eyes started flowing. Ansh is no less. He is holding Ragini's hand tight and sobbing looking at her. Laksh's eyes are teary too. Ansh looks at Ragini whose eyes showed pain which he never saw in these years after Sanskar's entry in their lives. He hugs Ragini tight. He composes himself and breaks the hug. He cups Ragini's face and kisses her forehead.

Ansh: (wiping her tears) I am so proud of you Mumma! You are a hero!

Ragini smiles with tears. Ansh wipes them again.

Ansh: I am sorry to make you remember those painful days Mumma!

Ragini: No Chotu you deserve to know. But I didn't thought you will ask like this all of a sudden. Why did it happen?

Ansh: (takes two papers he kept beside him on sofa) These birth certificates. Princess's certificate has Papa's name and mine has unknown. I was seperating hers and mine certificates which were in my cupboard and this caught my eyes.

Ragini looks at them and nods.

Ragini: You want to say something?

Ansh looks at her and shakes his head.

Ansh: (looks down) I have to clean the mess in the room. Will talk later.

He goes away from there without letting Ragini to speak. Ragini knows that Ansh is not fine after hearing the truth. But she also knows that he will be fine when he speaks to Sanskar. So she is waiting for Sanskar to come back from his meeting. Laksh side hugs her seeing her worried face.

Ragini: He will be fine! Only Sanskar can make him fine.

Laksh: He will be back by evening bhabhi. Till then we have to wait.

Ragini nods.

Ragini: You carry on with the work. I have some work in the kitchen.

Laksh nods and she leaves from there.

Ansh runs into his room and closes the door. As soon as he closes the door he starts hitting the wall vigorously letting his tears flow from his eyes. He looks around the room to see many beautiful pictures mostly with Sanskar where he is laughing, smiling, playing etc. He caresses Sanskar's photo one after the one. He looks himself in the mirror.

Ansh: (with teary eyes) You! You are not his son. You are a son of a ba****d! You are a son of an animal who had spoiled many girl's lives. You are nothing to this family. I feel disgusted of you. Ansh I hate you! You are reason for your mumma's pain. You were always burden to her. I hate you! I HATE YOU!

He says looking himself in the mirror angrily and was about to hit the mirror but stops in middle. He turns and starts hitting the wall again till his knuckles bleed. He cries badly sitting on his knees. His eyes fall on the photo frame on the table. He takes it and caresses Sanskar's face.

Ansh: Thank You! Thank you so much papa for accepting me. I promise I will never disappoint you. I promise to be always beside you no matter what! I Love You so much!

He kisses Sanskar's photo. He hugs the photo and cries keeping his face in between his knees.

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It's evening Sanskar returned home. He was welcomed by his little princess's hug. He looks around for Ansh.

Sanskar: Princess where is Bhayyu?

Aarvi: Mumma said he is resting. He isn't well!

Sanskar: (worried) What happened?

Ragini: I will tell you come with me.

Sanskar: But let me meet him.

Ragini: You need to know this before you meet him Sanskar.

Sanskar looks at her for few seconds and moves from there to their room.

Sanskar: And you told him everything?

Sanskar asks angrily looking at Ragini who told him that she told about her past. Ragini nods.

Sanskar: Ragini yaar why did you do that? What is the need to tell him? Everything is going fine right? Why did you do it?

He asks being worried how Ansh is.

Ragini: He deserves to know it.

Sanskar: I am not telling he doesn't deserve. He has every right to know about it. But you could have waited for me. I would be beside him so that he doesn't break down. Don't know how he is. Let me look after him.

Sanskar just moves to Ansh's room. Ragini smiles at the care Sanskar had for Ansh. She always gets happy seeing his love and care for Ansh. Sanskar moves from there to Ansh's room. He starts knocking the door impatiently. Ansh composes himself and wipes his tears completely. Looks himself in the mirror. Wipes his face. His eyes fall on his hand which is bleeding still. He puts his hand back and opens the door.

Ansh: (smiles fakely) Papa!

Sanskar: Baby!

He immediately hugs Ansh. Ansh's eyes turn teary. He hugs him but makes sure sob doesn't escape his mouth.

Sanskar: (breaks the hug) Why are you inside the room from morning?

Ansh sighs thinking he doesn't know still and shakes his head as nothing.

Sanskar: Come. Let's have something.

Ansh: No papa I am not hungry.

Sanskar: Atleast come with me. We will spend sometime in the garden.

Ansh: No papa. I want to rest. A bit head ache.

Sanskar is looking at him to see whether he will speak. Ansh fake smiles. Sanskar nods and moves from there. Ansh closes the door and sits down on the floor sliding down the door. Sanskar stands in the balcony of his room staring blankly. He could see his son in pain. He must be crying. He wants him to speak to him about it.

Ragini: (hugs him from back) You spoke to your son?

Sanskar shakes his head as no. His eyes are teary. Ragini felt something wrong. She thought Ansh will definitely speak to him but no. She breaks the hug.

Ragini: He didn't speak to you too!

Her face turned worried.

Sanskar: Why did you do it Ragini? He is suppressing everything to himself.

He asks looking at her teary eyes. Ragini's eyes turn teary.

Ragini: I was wrong! I was wrong! I thought he will speak to you as soon as he saw you. He will share his feelings to you but...

She stops as her voice chokes. Sanskar takes her in his embrace.

Sanskar: Calm down! Let's give him some time.

Ragini nods in his embrace.

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Night Ansh didn't had his dinner. RagSan got more worried. Nobody except RagSanLak know that Ansh got to know about Ragini's past. All went to sleep but RagSanAnsh's eyes are still wide open. Sanskar gets up from the bed and moves towards garden. He finds Ansh sitting there on the bench staring the moon with teary eyes. His heart pained. He just moved towards him and sat beside him. Ansh who is lost in his thoughts didn't feel his presence.

Sanskar: How is your head ache baby?

This brings Ansh out of his thoughts. He immediately wipes his tears trying to hide them from Sanskar.

Sanskar: You became so big that you stopped sharing your pain with your papa.

Ansh stays silent. He understood that his papa knows that he got to know about his mother's past.

Sanskar: Or you thought now that I am not your bilogical father and you don't need me?

Ansh immediately looks at him shocked.

Ansh: (shocked) Papa!

Sanskar looks at him with teary eyes. Ansh immediately hugs him and sobs in his embrace. Sanskar's eyes too flow with tears. Ansh cries uncontrollably in Sanskar's embrace. Sanskar rubs his back consoling him. Ansh breaks the hug composing himself.

Ansh: Mumma was lieing na?

He asks looking at Sanskar innocently which made Sanskar's heart sink. He closes his eyes and shakes his head. Ansh let's his tears closing his eyes painfully.

Ansh: (whispers) I am a son of an animal! I hate myself. I hate myself!

Sanskar: (takes him into his embrace) What am I to you? Nothing?

Ansh sobs in his embrace.

Sanskar: You are my son Ansh. You are MY SON! Understand!

Ansh looks at him with teary eyes.

Sanskar: It was very hard for me to bring your Mumma out of that pain. I don't have energy to see you broken. I can't even imagine myself seeing you with pain and away from me. Please don't do this. Just forget everything. I am your father and you are my son. That's all what matters. Please will you do this for me? Please!

Ansh: (looking at Sanskar lovingly) How can you be so selfless papa?

Sanskar: Selfless? I am the most selfish baby! I find my happiness in you. You are my happiness. How can I let my happiness suffer? Isn't being selfish?

Ansh smiles with teary eyes. He hugs Sanskar tight.

Ansh: I Love You papa! I promise will never ever think of those things. You are my father! That's all!

Sanskar smiles. He caresses his hair while Ansh tightens his hug.

Sanskar: You want to speak something?

Ansh: (shaking his head) Nothing. I don't want anything. I just want to forget those things and again live like Ansh Sanskar Maheshwari. I want to be like I never knew those past things.

Sanskar: (kisses his forehead) Come with me!

He holds his hand and takes him out of the house. They both walk for sometime while Ansh is just looking at his father. He hears a bell sound and looks to the direction. He looks at Sanskar.

Sanskar: You remember how we used to have hiding from Mumma and Princess at midnight? Isn't it been many days we did it?

Ansh smiles and nods. Sanskar signs and they both run towards the ice cream vendor.

Sanskar: Two chocolate and two butterscotch.

Ansh grins. As soon as the vendor gives he starts licking holding one butterscotch and one chocolate in his either hands.

Ansh: Papa eat slow!

Sanskar: So that you complete yours and snatch mine?

Ansh laughs. Sanskar looks at Ansh happily seeing him laughing. Ansh completes his ice creams and looks at Sanskar. Sanskar immediately runs while Ansh follows him.

Ansh: Papa wait! Give me some. I am your son. You can't have it alone.

Sanskar stops. He gives it to Ansh. Ansh frowns as Sanskar never does that. It was always Ansh who used to win and snatch one from Sanskar.

Ansh: Why did you stop today?

Sanskar: Just like that!

Ansh: You felt happy listening me saying that I am your son?

He asks eating his ice cream. Sanskar looks at him.

Sanskar: The first time I saw you, you know you were scared and crying as mamu and Mumma weren't around you. That day I felt the connection. And I swear that feeling is the best feeling I have ever felt till now. I couldn't help but move towards that cute boy. You were so adorable with those chubby red cheeks.

Ansh: I am not cute!

Sanskar chuckles.

Sanskar: Yes I know my son taught me that boys don't look cute.

Ansh pouts. Sanskar smiles.

Ansh: Mumma and me are very lucky to get you and the family papa!

Ansh says still having his ice cream.

Sanskar: No we are lucky to get you both. Your chachu was the most happiest for our marriage.

Ansh: (Smiles remembering his moments with his chachu) My Hero number 2!

Sanskar smiles.

Ansh: Papa next time let's get princess too. She is missing the fun. I don't want her to miss it.

Ansh says making a puppy face. Sanskar smiles and nods. Ansh grins.

Sanskar: (kisses his forehead) You will keep your promise right?

Ansh nods assuring him.

Sanskar: Go to your room. I will get something to eat. Then you sleep. Tomorrow no need to go to college. Take rest.

Ansh nods. Sanskar moves towards kitchen while Ansh moves towards the room. Sanskar comes with food to Ansh's room. He forwards plate to Ansh. Ansh forwards his hand that's when Sanskar observes his wounded hand.

Sanskar: (worried) Baby! This... how did this happen?

Ansh looks at his hand. Sanskar keeps the plate on the table and immediately brings the first aid box.

Sanskar: How did this happen? And why didn't I see this till now? How can I be so careless? It must be paining a lot. Baby speak how did it happen?

He asks cleaning the wound. Ansh keeps looking at his father with smile.

Ansh: I Love You papa!

Sanskar: (looks at him) I Love You too baby! (Worried) But how did this happen?

Ansh: (looks down) I did myself. I hit wall very hard and it happened.

Sanskar glares him. Ansh doesn't say anything.

Sanskar: You know what did you even do? It must be paining like hell. Next time if I see something like this you will see the worst me.

Ansh just nods. He doesn't want to make his papa more worried and angry at the same time. He felt blessed and lucky to get him. Sanskar completes dressing his wound and feeds him. Ansh has food silently.

Ansh: Will you sleep with me today papa?

Sanskar smiles and nods. They both lay down and Ansh keeps his head on his father's chest like he used to sleep in his childhood.

Ansh: Papa story!

Sanskar chuckles and starts telling him a story while caressing his hair. Slowly Ansh goes to sleep. Sanskar kisses his head and closes his eyes. Ragini who came in search of Sanskar saw them sleeping peacefully sighs in relief. She goes back to her room to finally fell asleep.

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One last part and the story comes to an end. You can think that it will be the epilogue of the story. Ansh also got to know about his father and the story is done.

Thank you so much for your support guys. I am very happy the way you all supported.

And yes the last part is 50th part. GOLDEN JUBILEE! Yayyy!

With Love
Dharani (Dhaరणि)